1. Designing a Career Pathways System: A Framework for State Education Agencies Southwest Pathways Conference Scottsdale, AZ GeMar Neloms Senior Technical Assistance Consultant May 2016 Copyright © 20XX American Institutes for Research. All rights reserved.

2.  A guide for facilitators at a State Education Agency (SEA)  Includes guide, handouts and supplementary resources, and PowerPoint Presentation  Lead SEA through process of designing and implementing a career pathways system Designing a Career Pathways System: A Framework for State Education Agencies 2

3.  Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Supports College and Career Readiness (CCR) Accountability  Business Involvement Council of Chief State School Officers JPMorgan & Chase Why Career Pathways? 3

4.  Regional Industry Needs  Unemployment Southwestern states range from 2.9%-6.2% Disproportionate for youth, Native Americans, Latino or Hispanic, African American Why Career Pathways? 4 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015, 2016. Economic Policy Institute

5. Involvement of key stakeholders in design and planning process Clarifying roles & responsibilities Build stakeholder knowledge Define goals & prioritize career pathway elements Chapter 1: Identifying and Engaging Key Stakeholders and Defining Goals of the Career Pathways System 5

6. Understand state’s career pathways landscape Mapping inventory of career readiness policies & programs Initiate labor market gap analysis Chapter 2: Mapping and Assessing Career Readiness Policies, Programs, and Industries 6

7. Complete & review labor market gap analysis Identify experts from target industries Prioritize industry focus & develop industry-specific pathways system Chapter 3: Designing a Career Pathways System Framework 7

8. Develop comprehensive work plan & monitor implementation Identify short and long- term metrics Engage stakeholders in reflection on the implementation process Chapter 4: Planning for Implementation and Continuous Improvement 8

9. Designing a Career Pathways System: A Framework for State Education Agencies 9 www.ccrscenter.org/technical- assistance-networks/career- pathawys-modules

10. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016). Southwest Labor Force Statistics. Retrieved from: http://www.bls.gov/regions/southwest/data/xg- tables/ro6xg02.htm U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015) Employment and Unemployment Among Youth – Summer 2015. Retrieved from: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf Algernon, A. (2013). High Unemployment Means Native Americans Are Still Waiting for an Economic Recovery. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute. Issue Brief #372. Retrieved from: http://www.epi.org/publication/high-unemployment-means-native-americans/ References 10

11. GeMar Neloms (202) 403-6672 gneloms@air.org American Institute for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson NW Washington, DC 20007 800-634-0503 www.ccrscenter.org | ccrscenter@air.org 11